By Connor Swift, PCTA Trail Crew Technical Advisor
The 2013 Mountain Fire closed nearly 25 miles of the Pacific Crest Trail through the San Jacinto Mountains as it approaches the town of Idyllwild in Southern California.
The fire burned hot and intensely, creating hazards in some places such as dangerous ... Read more
By Mary Anne Chute Lynch
Ever hear a metallic, light pinging, “sssccchhh-wing-ing” sound? Crosscut sawyers know what it means.
“Sawyers love nothing more than to cut up some logs and remove them from the trail,” sawyer Maggie Ballew said.
Joan Napolitano helped remove 100 logs last year from 11 miles ... Read more
By Ashley Bomar, P-CREW Coordinator
The Plumas Conservation, Restoration and Education in Watersheds— better known as P-CREW—worked for four and a half weeks in July and August on the Pacific Crest Trail north of Belden Town. A dozen students from eight high schools (half rural, half urban) worked together along ... Read more
Thankfully rain has arrived in some places, but there still are major wildfires burning on or near the Pacific Crest Trail in Northern California, Oregon and Washington.
Thick smoke and safety concerns have forced PCTA volunteer leaders to cancel several maintenance projects scheduled for late summer and early fall. The ... Read more
By Justin Brimer, PCTA trail crew technical advisor
As trail maintainers, we use many different tools to take care of the PCT. If you are a regular PCTA volunteer, you know how fun and rewarding it is to show up—rain or shine—to dig, lop, lift, sweat and get dirty for ... Read more
By Tyler Lau, PCTA Technical Advisor
... Read more“Empty your mind, be formless. Shapeless, like water. If you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. You put water into a bottle and it becomes the bottle. You put it in a teapot it becomes the teapot. Now, water can
By Shannon Cunningham
Trails do not maintain themselves, nor is there enough paid staff to take care of the miles and miles of Pacific Crest Trail and all other West Coast trails. You may already know that it takes thousands of hours every year from dedicated volunteers to keep the ... Read more
By Connor Swift, PCTA Technical Advisor
Working on a trail crew is always unique. Sometimes the experience is good and sometimes it’s bad. Either way, trail work is an irreplaceable opportunity, and most who do it remember it for the rest of their lives.
One thing is certain: you will ... Read more
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